Thursday, August 23, 2012

241. I am thankful for the lessons that are only learned in the wilderness. Jason and I had this conversation the other night. We were talking about how the last 10 months or so of our life have felt something like wandering through unknown territory, something like trying to make sense out of being in a place you've never been before, something like trying to find your way to the place you should be when you realize you traveled off course or missed the mark. A spiritual mentor heard our cries and listened to the deepest groanings of our heart and spoke words that resonated with our exact place. He reckoned it to the wanderings of the Israelites in their wilderness days. He reminded us that those days don't last forever, but that God has a work to do there too. I'm thankful for that. I'm thankful that even though we sometimes don't like it there I can see that God is doing a work in our minds, in our hearts, and in our spirit. Jason and I were reminded by God that the story of the Red Sea and of the Jordan and of the manna from Heaven all came because of a people wandering through a wilderness and looking to their faithful God even when they were on a roller-coaster ride of obedience. I'm thankful that many of the stories that were passed from one generation to the next came from the wilderness, from a people who learned to be dependent on their God, to obey His voice, and to bow to no other but Him, even if it was a lesson sometimes learned the hard way.

241. I am thankful to hear my little girl learn to read. It is simple joy.

242. I am thankful when my big girl is eager to read.

243. I am thankful for squeals and laughter heard everyday around my house.

244. I am thankful for what God is teaching me in the waiting. I am thankful that He is working on my behalf and that in His time all things will work together for good.

245. I am thankful for a clean house--it's sometimes the little things that feel like an elephant has finally removed itself from your chest.

246. I am thankful for prayer. I am thankful that it doesn't have to be eloquent, lengthy, or loud. I am thankful that it can be just the mention of His name, the cry of our heart; it can be silence; it can be tears. It is our heart crying to the heart of our Father.

247. I am thankful that God treats us all as individuals. He has a unique plan and purpose for all of us. He knows us all intimately and call us all individually. He is not playing a game of comparisons. He loves us all as the apple of His eye.

248. I am thankful for home-grown vegetables.

249. I am thankful for family reunions.

250. I am thankful for fun afternoons with my hubby, even when they're spent working on our "to-do list". He is great company. He makes life fun and bearable. He is the one who knows what I am thinking without me having to say a word. He is quirky and entertaining and makes even mundane tasks enjoyable. He appreciates what is important to me and offers to help me with the chores that seem like they'll never end.

251. I am thankful for another birthday. I am thankful for birthday wishes from lots of family and friends that remind me of just how blessed I am with relationships. I am thankful for moments to celebrate!

252. I am thankful for leisurely Sunday lunches around the dining room table with family catching up on what's been going on in our lives.

253. I am thankful for Grandpa and 70 years of life for him. I am thankful to share this journey with him.

254. I am thankful for grace. At every moment it is pursuing me, it is upholding me, and it is often restraining me. I am thankful for AMAZING GRACE!!!!

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About Me

Jennifer

I'm the wife of Jason and the mom of two beautiful girls and a little guy who keep me laughing and thinking and the wheels on my van spinning. I'm a daughter, a sister, and a friend. Above all, I'm the daughter of the King of Kings, and I want my life to be spent for Him.
Life really is a journey. It's a gift if we can come to realize that THE GREATEST TREASURE WE HAVE IS NOT IN YESTERDAY OR IN TOMORROW BUT IN NOW--in the person, place, or thing that is happening in front of us RIGHT NOW. My prayer is to find joy on the journey--in the here and now and for NOTHING to be waisted on me.
I invite you to join me on this journey as we share life through this most peculiar world--"the blog world" but perhaps it will be a community where authenticity, transparency, and real life will bind hearts, spirits, and minds in a way that we will know that only God could have accomplished such a thing.